Serafina Durán de Rojo

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Gender: F
Ethnic origin: Unknown

Biographical details

She was born in San Juan, Argentina on 27 April 1827. On 17 February 1843 she married Camilo Rojo (governor of San Juan from 1864-67). They had 14 children. On 3 September 1865 she met with a group of women to resurrect the Sociedad de Beneficencia and she became its president. During the Triple Alliance war she helped soldiers´ families. She was widowed in 1886 and moved to Buenos Aires where she died on 31 July 1916. (Sosa de Newton, 203)

Life Events

Born	1827	She was born San Juan, Argentina on 27 April 1827.
Married	1843	On 17 February 1843 she married Camilo Rojo.
Other	1865	On 3 September 1865 she resurrected the Sociedad de Beneficiencia and became its president.
Other	1886	She was widowed in 1886 and moved to Buenos Aires.
Died	1916	She died on 31 July 1916 in Buenos Aires.

References

Sosa de Newton, Lily, (1986), Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas

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